One person said: "I have attended the Airshow most years since I was a child. 2018 will be my last year. What an absolutely atrocious event."

The week-long event will now be reduced to five days, ending on the Friday, with a greater focus on “engaging young people”, a statement says. Farnborough International added that there would still be an air display as normal on each day during the week to showcase the latest commercial and military aircraft, but the multiple displays over the weekend would no longer take place.

July 26, 2018 - Here's why the Red Arrows will never perform an aerobatic display at Farnborough Airshow again

They flew past three times in different formations, expelling their trademark red, white and blue smoke before landing on the runway.

However, the red jets did not perform any aerobatic stunts for the expectant crowd this year and never will again, because they could not.

Due to the high speed and dynamic nature of the Royal Air Force Aerobatics Team display, and the significant encroachment of civilian infrastructure on the extended display area, the RAF has decided it is no longer possible for the Red Arrows to display at Farnborough.

August 2, 2018 - A closer look at why the Red Arrows DID NOT perform aerobatics at Farnborough Airshow

There is an obvious risk involved with performing aerial stunts in built up areas, most recently highlighted by the Shoreham air disaster in which 11 people tragically lost their lives and 16 others were injured.

A spokesman for the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team said: "The high speed and dynamic nature of the traditional Red Arrow’s display is no longer appropriate for Farnborough due to the large amounts of local housing, business areas and major transport links underneath the planned display area.

The deserted signage was brought to the attention of the organisers by Fleet resident Simon Brown, who found and photographed several signs around Farnborough.

Farnborough International (FI) says that it has gone to great lengths to remove the signs with Mr Brown’s assistance and has managed to locate signs that were not in their original locations or have been vandalised.